casting aluminum stock myself...

here’s me machining the first “dry run” piece of stock i made…

still in the “roughing” phase, i’ll skim off lightly when done, to make the tailcap and body fit like one piece.

but, notw this is the “first” and therefore “roughest” piece i made… they come out much better now, stock pieces…

this is working out really well…. i mean, 2” or 2.25” round stock? thats 30 dollars a FOOT… and i can just whip it up for practically nothing on fairly short notice.

next up? i’ll show some pics of the process itself…